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Stainless-steel / Carbon-steel / Cast-iron all the way for me. Gimme something that can be used with metal utensils. Not pans and pots that I need to baby.
This 8 inch Carote skillet is mainly praised as a lightweight nonstick egg pan that can hold up well with gentle use. The coating has stayed intact for years in some kitchens, especially when washed by hand with soap, a soft sponge, or just a rinse and wipe, and the 10 inch version is often preferred for more room. The main cautions are that overheating, rapid hot and cold changes, abrasive cleaning, and dishwasher use can wear the coating down, with some reports of failure after months to about a year. It is a compact, easy to handle pan if cared for carefully.
Careful cooks who avoid overheating, because the coating holds up when you skip burning food and rapid hot-cold temperature swings.
It is labeled dishwasher unsafe, and the safer care routine is to rinse with water and wipe it out by hand. Abrasive cleaning and dishwasher use can shorten the life of the nonstick coating, so hand-washing is the better choice if you want it to last.
It can hold up well for eggs for years if you keep the heat low and clean it gently. A reported long-term use case stayed nonstick after two years with soap and a soft sponge, while overheating or rapid hot/cold changes can damage the coating.
The 8-inch pan is listed at $13.99, and the glass lid version is $3 more. The same comment also lists the 10-inch with lid at $20 and the 12-inch with lid at $23.
The 8-inch is workable, but the 10-inch is the better all-around size for most cooking. The 8-inch is especially suited to eggs and smaller portions, while the 10-inch gives more room.
Bought this two years ago and only use for eggs... Remarkable. Has actually held up and still non stick. Only wash with soap and soft sponge and never use over medium heat.
Limited-time deal: CAROTE Non Stick Frying Pan Skillet, 8" Nonstick Fry Pan with Glass Lid, Egg Pan Omelet Pans, Granite Cookware, PFOA Free (Classic Granite, 8-Inch) https://a.co/d/4upSTsi
Get it with a lid for $3 more.
$20 for 10" w/lid
$23 for 12" w/lid
Bought this two years ago and only use for eggs... Remarkable. Has actually held up and still non stick. Only wash with soap and soft sponge and never use over medium heat.
I'll one up you. Same but forget cleaning and cover when done lol. Every nonstick egg only I've done last years. The thing that breaks it is when pan is cold and you hit it with hot (like induction) or if your pan is not hot enough and you put frozen items to cook (potsickers for example) - literally just ruined a non stick pan because of that. It is the rapid cold hot cold situation that kills the nonstick coating.
Stainless-steel / Carbon-steel / Cast-iron all the way for me. Gimme something that can be used with metal utensils. Not pans and pots that I need to baby.
No more nonstick pans for me!Stainless-steel / Carbon-steel / Cast-iron all the way for me. Gimme something that can be used with metal utensils. Not pans and pots that I need to baby.
lol yes, and you won't have to throw them in the trash in one year
They're cheap for a reason. Fail quickly in my experience, after just a dozen or so uses and cleaning with blue 3M Scotchbrite pads... I've had other non-stick pans work for years and remain better than the Carote pan I had for just a few months.
Last edited by Danzilla January 31, 2026 at 10:10 PM.
They're cheap for a reason. Fail quickly in my experience, after just a dozen or so uses and cleaning with blue 3M Scotchbrite pads... I've had other non-stick pans work for years and remain better than the Carote pan I had for just a few months.
It's a non-stick pan. Why the heck are you using blue scotch-brite on them when you could just be wiping them out with a cloth. I know the blue ones are much less abrasive ("safe for non-sick") but they are still much harsher than cloth, and if the pan is working well and you're not burning shit onto it (which means you probably got the pan too hot to begin with) then it shouldn't need cleaning with abrasives.
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Stainless-steel / Carbon-steel / Cast-iron all the way for me. Gimme something that can be used with metal utensils. Not pans and pots that I need to baby.
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This 8 inch Carote skillet is mainly praised as a lightweight nonstick egg pan that can hold up well with gentle use. The coating has stayed intact for years in some kitchens, especially when washed by hand with soap, a soft sponge, or just a rinse and wipe, and the 10 inch version is often preferred for more room. The main cautions are that overheating, rapid hot and cold changes, abrasive cleaning, and dishwasher use can wear the coating down, with some reports of failure after months to about a year. It is a compact, easy to handle pan if cared for carefully.
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Get it with a lid for $3 more.
$20 for 10" w/lid
$23 for 12" w/lid
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